▶ Purchase a pilgrimage passport at the Basilica Notre-Dame
- Purchase at the cathedral office near the Notre Dame Cathedral.
- Office address (= Paroisse Notre Dame 3.rue Argand. Ch-1201 Geneve).
- Enter the office door number 00307 and enter on...
Just imagine. A Compostela is awarded to anyone who makes pilgrimage to the shrine of Santiago, with religious intent or at least in a sense of search.
There will be no prize for walking 100km in the best trainers; merino knickers; finest...
Personally I would argue that anyone who flies to SdC and visits the cathedral and the tomb of the Apostle in the right spirit is making a pilgrimage to Santiago. 30 years ago the cathedral made the decision to make receiving a Compostela...
I tried to follow the transcript of the video and it is downright ridiculous. Words fail.
According to the rules as explained in de video, I could walk 100 kms along the Northern camino in my home area, sleep every night in my own bed (with a...
Past experience has been that it can take a very long time for the websites to be updated to reflect changes in policy. And the cathedral/pilgrim office are rarely proactive in publicising such changes. A simple unambiguous statement of what the...
You can use any pilgrim passport, but you can also ask in the tourist office in Geneva for one. I fthey don't have them anymore, they will tell you where to get one. And for France, as a rule of thumb tourist offices in France are incredible...
New rules for obtaining the Compostela have just been announced. It is not anymore necessary to walk/bike/ride/sail the LAST 100km into Santiago, any 100km on any Camino will do AS LONG as the last stage you do ends in Santiago. Source:
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